Mr. Speaker, I have a petition from many, many citizens in the Peterborough area who point out that merchant navy veterans do not receive full post-war veterans benefits. All of them served under full military command. Many of them served under the most anxious circumstances. Their causalities were often worse than in other theatres of war.
The petitioners call upon parliament to act now to compensate merchant navy veterans for their service and hardship after serving on Canadian or allied ships in World War II and in the Korean war.